This Morning Chef set to return to Southport Flower Show in 2026

Phil Vickery will be returning to this year’s Southport Flower Show on Friday 21st August and cooking live in the Cookery Theatre.

Having been part of the ITV This Morning family for over 25 years, Phil is firmly regarded as one of Britain’s favourite and well known chefs.

After starting his career as a commis chef at The Burlington Hotel on Folkestone seafront, Phil worked his way up the kitchen ranks.

Phil has worked in Michael’s Nook hotel in Grasmere, sous chef at the Michelin starred Gravetye Manor in East Grinstead and Ian McAndrew’s Michelin starred restaurant, 74, in Canterbury.

As head chef of The Castle hotel in Taunton for 9 years, Phil won an incredible string of accolades including a Michelin star and 4 Rosettes in the AA guide, British meat chef of the year, dessert chef of the year, county restaurant of the year good food guide and Times restaurant of the year.

His no nonsense, no waffle, easy style of food has gained him many fans, but all with a serious underlying depth of food knowledge and expertise. As he will always remind you, he’s just a cook.

He has become a firm favourite on the demonstration show circuit and regularly packs out, shows, halls and events around the country. He also hosts and comperes events in his relaxed easy going style.

He’s been a fixture on the nation’s television screens too, appearing on Ready Steady Cook (150 shows) Proof of the Pudding, Phil Vickery’s Pudding Club, and Save Money: Good Diet., plus many more.

Cookery Theatre - Southport Flower Show — Credit: Southport Flower Show

As the longest standing chef on ITV This Morning for some 24 years, he presents live and pre-recorded cookery items as well as his own cookery segments from plus locations across the globe, some 150 films now. His globe -trotting has taken him to more than 40 countries and states, including Machu Pichu, the Amazon, great barrier reef, Rio de Janeiro, Uganda, Namibia, India, Alaska, Vietnam and the Orient Express from Bangkok to Singapore, plus many countries in Europe.

An award-winning author, Phil is also a leading authority on gluten-free products and the National Food Ambassador for Coeliac UK, plus food for a diabetic diet.

He has written 17 books on many subjects from pork to game, to desserts, food for diabetics and latterly frozen and canned foods.

Phil also travels the world, meeting talented people and creating amazing food in some jaw-dropping locations. From the Haddock fishermen of Aberdeenshire to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, where Phil learns to cook Wagyu tenderloin.

Phil will join BBC Gardeners’ World Presenter Adam Frost and Strictly Come Dancing judge Anton Du Beke as part of this year’s line-up.

This year’s Southport Flower Show will be held at the wonderful Victoria Park on Thursday 20^th to Sunday 23^rd August. We have lots more exciting announcements to make in the coming months.